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SB 137 Passed

Obstructing health care facility access; penalties.

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted

Obstructing reproductive health care facility; penalties. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who (i) by force or threat of force, or by physical obstruction, intentionally injures, intimidates, or interferes with, or attempts to injure, intimidate, or interfere with, another person because such other person is or has been, or in order to intimidate such person or any other person or any class of persons from, obtaining or providing reproductive health services, defined in the bill, or (ii) intentionally damages or destroys, or attempts to damage or destroy, a reproductive health care facility, defined in the bill, because such facility provides reproductive health services. The bill also provides that the provisions of the bill shall not be construed to place any restriction on the content of any message that anyone may wish to communicate to anyone else, either inside or outside the regulated areas.

Chamber
Senate
Introduced
Jan 6, 2026
Last action
Apr 13, 2026 — Governor's recommendation received by Senate
Session
2026
Momentum
72 · High